Caribbean Weather

AP - Tropical Storm Melissa weakened into a depression Sunday far out in the open Atlantic while the remnants of Tropical Storm Karen dwindled away in the central Atlantic, forecasters said.

Reuters - Tropical Storm Melissa weakened to a tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic Ocean far from land on Sunday as its winds decreased to 30 mph (45 kph) with higher gusts, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Issued at 500 PM AST SABADO 29 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2007

000 ABNT20 KNHC 292100 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM MELISSA LOCATED ABOUT 365 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS...AND HAS ISSUED THE LAST ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN...LOCATED ABOUT 495 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. FUTURE INFORMATION ON THE REMNANTS OF KAREN CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE

Issued at 2100Z